The Dragon's Mail Order Mate: A Paranormal Menage Romance Read Online Free Page B

so I was curious. I know we’re not that common out there.”
    “No, it was through dating one,” she assured him. “He was nice, and sweet, and wonderful, but we just weren’t meant for each other. In another life, you know?”
    “Lucky for us,” Mike said with a devious grin.
    She looked at his grin and knew he was definitely the one that she was going to fancy first. There was something cold and direct about him that made her think of an arrow. He hit his marks without remorse or regret. She was going to easily work with him. She didn’t like timid boys or people who were afraid of what they wanted. Sure, Will seemed like the nicer and the kinder of the two, but she hoped he stepped up his game soon, or she was going to be very bored with the whole affair.
    “Well,” Will said nervously. “I’m going to head off to work. I’m sure that Mike will show you to your room and he’ll get you settled in. Go ahead and feel free to ask Mike to show you around town. Or, you could stay here if you’re interested in just getting the lay of the land here. I know there’s a whole new world out there for you and I wouldn’t want to overwhelm you. So, whatever really, just do what you’d like. Mike’s here if you need him.”
    “Thank you so much,” she said, stepping toward him and wrapping her arms around him.
    She didn’t want him to be nervous or to feel uncomfortable about this later on. She wanted him to look back with fond memories at their first meeting and she was going to make sure he was happy. As she hugged, him, she felt his lean body against hers and she was delighted that he didn’t feel boney. He didn’t feel like he was skinny, but rather that he was just a lean man, with muscle that hadn’t really been built up or developed. That was something she could work with. That was something she liked.
    He hugged her tightly and she knew he was the kind of guy who knew how to hug people. She liked that he was a hugger and he had definitely had practice with it. So many people are just so uncomfortable when they hug for the first time that it sours and ruins the whole situation. Not with Will though. He was an expert hugger and he knew what he was doing. She smiled and held him close. God, she wanted more of that. She missed this kind of contact.
    “Thanks for coming,” Will said, pulling back from her and smiling. “I’m very happy you’re here.”
    “I’m so happy to be here,” she said with a beaming smile to match his own. “I’m so grateful for the opportunity to be a part of your life. I’m going to make such a wonderful friend and mate.”
    “I’m excited,” Will said, turning and looking at Mike who had crossed his arms and was leaning against the stainless steal fridge, watching the two of them and having a look of mild jealousy in his eyes. “Be good now,” Will warned him. “Don’t scare her off.”
    “I’ll try my best,” Mike said with a rather ominous tone that made her feel like she was in the thick of a game that she wasn’t really aware of playing right now.
    Two could play it that way. She was going to give Mike everything he wanted and more, but she was definitely going to give it to him on her own terms. She wasn’t going to just roll over and let him have everything he wanted. He was going to have to work for it and that was what she was excited about most right now.
     
     
     
     
     

Chapter 2
     
    When Will left, she was standing on the steps of the porch, watching him across the sunny world of San Francisco and smiled as she watched him drive away in his little orange car that looked like it was dangerously close to dying on him. He seemed like a very happy person and she was glad to be a part of his life right now. Standing in her short shorts and heels, waving to him, she noticed there was a man jogging by who hadn’t taken his eyes off of her since she came into view. The man nearly ran into a fire hydrant and she laughed, shaking her head at him before